Dispensing-tube holder



1,620,748 March 5 1927' B, F. BAKER DISPENSING TUBE HOLDER Filed 00%.19, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR March is, 1927. 1,620,748

B. F. BAKER DISPENSING TUBE HOLDER Filed Oct. 19, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet? MA'TTORN Y' ,1p1eceis'i0 an 1. d a 11 Patented Mar. 15, 1927.

BERTRAM r. BAKER. or TANNERSVILLE, NEW Yonx.

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Application filed Qetober 19, Seriai No. 142,565.

This invention relates to toilet articles and has particular reference to means for holding dispensing tubes and for the discharge completely of the contents thereof.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a simply constructed mechanical device of a relatively cheap nature whereby it may be supplied on the market at a reasonable pr ce, and which will serve to hold a collapsible tube of tooth paste, shaving cream, face lotion, or other commodity in a highly satisfactory manner.

A further object of theinvention is to provide a holder of the natureindicated that will serve as a means for insuring the discharge of all the paste from the interior of the tube during the progress of its use.

WVith the foregoing other objects in view the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to accompanying drawings in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the severalviews, and in which-L Figure 1 is an end elevation of one form of the invention showing a full tube of paste supported thereby. v Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same but indicating the changed appearance after a large portion of the. paste has been used from the tube.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation with parts broken away corresponding to Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the holder without the tube. a i i Fig. a is a detail view of the keeper. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a blank used for the formation of a modified construction.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a device so made, the view corresponding in character to g 3 a Figs. 7 and 8 are end :o' ri r ng u st nt al y to gs .2, respectively. a

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the holder indicating its usage also as a tooth brush li l fi Referring 1 3 m re sp i i ally t the'fi 'st se Q' fis fit the li 'l s QmP TiSQS" 'i d ta to. ease meats 2 bases ast the .y at

a d sec ion l v ews 1 and tached to both of the end pieces making a rigid frame structure. i i V The end pieces are substantially square members, both alike in outline except for the cut-out 13 of the end wall 10 providing 'a clearance for the admission of the tube T while the sealed end 25 thereof slips endwise along the member 12 which is shown as of open L-shape in cross section, the open longitudinal edge of which lies approximately at the axial center of the end pieces. The end pieces are uniformly reduced or notched at 14L providing shoulders 15 adjacent to each corner thereof. i i

It being well known that a trei'nendous amount of tooth paste, shaving cream, or

other like dispensable commodities is being wasted by reason of the fact that the users are careless in the discharge of the paste from the tubes, it is important from the standpoint of economy, that the paste be entirely discharged. In other words, it is not uncommon for a paste tube to be squeezed indiscriminately anywhere between the delivery end and the sealing end with the result that ther e remainsin the tube, either distributed evenly or otherwise along the full lengththereof, a substantial or material amount of the commodity which could as well as not beforced along toward the delivery end and used without waste. The broad purpose, therefore, of this invention is to provide a means for not only holding the tube as a regular support for the tube until the material is all used therefrom,but also for the purpose of ejecting the total amount of the contents. As thus far described, therefore, a paste tube, especially after a portion of the contents has been discharged therefrom,- is introduced with its sealinge'n d t end-wise along the L-shape slot 12 until it assumesth'e position of Figs. '1 and 3', such sealing end i being understood to be of flat nature and with the commodity squeezed therefrom. The body of the tube will-pass consequently freely through the cut-out 13 of the end piece 10', such cut-out being'tof any suitable form or size for this purpose. The tube and holder will then be given: a relative rotation as [suggested in Fig. 2 and to any desired extent according to the bulk df'tl're materiallwithin the tube. This' rotation "61' wrapping hf the tube around the channel member-"'12 will compel expressesa er ar mee s its s nse asward in advance of the bending lines of the tube around the channel member, and 0011- sequently no appreciable amount of the material can be left in the tube where it is thus rolled. For ordinary purposes the tube may assume any desired position with respect to the vertical, or in other words, the holder may stand on any one of its four bases. Furthermore, the wrapping or rolling action may be performed at every use of the paste or at longer intervals as may be desired.

In some instances it is desirable for the tube to be held or maintained in an upright or substantially upright position, and consequently while the tube is approximately full a special keeper is recommended for cooperation with the frame or end pieces and so constructed as to hold the tube top within the base line of the holder so that the tube will be held in a stable upright position. As one of the means for so holding the tube upright I show a U-shaped member 16 stamped or otherwise formed from sheet material such as spring brass or its equiva lent. the upper ends of the U being provided with extensions or ears 17 which normally co-operate with the shoulders 15 and prevent the resiliency of the keeper from springing the leg portions apart. The crotch or loop portion of the keeper hangs well below the channel member or slot 12 so as not to interfere with the proper rolling of the tube thereon, and, furthermore, sufficient clearance is observed so that when the tube is to be rolled around the slot, the operator grasps on the opposite sides of the keeper with his thumb and finger and between the ears 17, gripping the tube as shown in Fig. 2, after lifting the keeper above the shoulders far enough to clear the corners of the end pieces. By this means the operator does not grasp the tube directly, with his fingers. After the desired degree of rotation or wrapping of the tube is effected, the holder is set down again on the new base and the keeper drops into holding position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. This device being made of high class metal and suitably plated with precious metal presents a fine appearance and constitutes a very fine gift article as well as for the practical use above indicated.

In the form shown in Figs. 6 to 9, the device instead of being made of sheet metal is formed by the bending or shaping of a piece of wire in the form of a closed loop with preferably substantially rectangular corners as shown in Fig. 5, thus comprising two end pieces 18 and two side pieces 19. This loop of wire is bent in any convenient manner, so as to form two end pieces each consisting of preferably four loops or wings 20, each set of wings having" the same characteristic as an end piece as in the first formdescribed,

and the remote end bar 18 is then brought into close gripping position with respect to the first end bar 18, forming a slot to receive the sealed end t of the paste tube T, the body of the tube slipping endwise between two of the wings or small loops 20. Furthermore, the end bars 18 constitute a cross connection or bar so that for all practical purposes the two forms of the device are identical. The manner of introducing the tube will be understood from the description just made and especially in connection with the operation of the'first form of the invention. To hold the filled tube in upright position as shown in Figs. 7 and 9, any convenient device in the nature of a toilet article such as a razor, shaving brush, or the like, may be slipped through any two of the registering loops 20 adjacent to the bottom of the tube. I have indicated for this purpose the handle of the tooth brush B, and so consequently and inci dentally the holder for the paste tube constitutes a neat, convenient and sanitary holder for one or more tooth brushes. As in the previous form of the invention this device comprises four independent selective bases, and so with the tube wrapped around the cross bar structure with quarter turns or multiple of quarter turns, the holder will always have a fiat base upon which to stand and hold the tube upright. By making this wire construction of heavy stock it is substantially rigid in practice and it is susceptible of the same sort of ornamentation as to plating or coating as the first mentioned form, and like it constitutes a very pleasing practical article or gift device.

I claim: I

1. The herein described tube holder comprising a pair of end pieces, parallel to each 7 other and constituting a succession of selective supporting bases, and connecting means between and connected to the end pieces for holding the sealed end of the tube and around which the tube is adapted to be wrapped as a result of a relative rotational movement between the holder with its connected bar and the tube.

2. The herein described dispensing tube holder comprising a pair of end pieces having a multiple base aspect, a tube gripping cross member connecting the central portion of one end piece to the like portion of the other end piece, forming a rigid unitary holder, and means resting upon and co-opcrating with the end pieces for maintaining the tube in upright position irrespective of which one of the multiple bases is in use.

3. The herein described tube holder comprising a pair of end pieces, parallel to each other and constituting a succession of sup porting bases, and a cross piece between and connected to the end pieces constituting or providing a slot for the holding of the sealedv end of the tube and around which the tube is adapted to be wrapped, the end pieces having a four-sided aspect adapting the device to stand on any one of the four bases ir respective of the degree of rotation of the tube around the cross piece.

4. The herein described tube holder comprising a pair of end pieces, parallel to each other and constituting a succession of supporting bases, and a cross piece between and connected to the end pieces constituting or providing a slot for the holding of the sealed end of the tube and around which thetube is adapted to be wrapped, the end pieces being so constructed as to provide means for the accommodation of holding means to maintain the tube in upright position abovethe cross piece.

5. The herein described tube holder comprising a frame having a pair of parallel end pieces and a rigid central cross piece rigidly connected therewith and constituting a slot for the reception of the sealed end of a tube, said end pieces being of approximately rectangular form and adapted to constitute a succession of bases, and a member for holding the tube upright irrespective of the selected base, said member comprising a U-shaped structure surrounding the cross piece and having upwardly projected end portions to embrace the sides of the tube, said end portions having interlocking co-operation with the then uppermost edges of the end pieces.

6. The herein described tube holder comprising a pair of end pieces and a rigid cross piece connected thereto, the cross piece being so constructed as to receive and hold the sealed end of a tube, the tube and holding device being adapted for relative rotation and for winding the tube upon the cross piece, and a member of U-shape in cross section loosely embracing the cross piece and having upwardly directed ends for embracing the sides of the tube to hold it upright, said U-shaped member ends having eXten sions having loose interlocking connection with the then upper edges of the end pieces aforesaid for automatically holding the tube embracing member in proper position, the end pieces being recessed to receive said extensions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

BERTRAM F. BAKER. 

